title: Ethics of confidentiality: the special case of quality assurance research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D035842:Research Subjects; D014481:United States